Wilmington Island, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 13,626, Rural population: 587 (all nonfarm))

Wilmington Island, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,946 (5,613 occupied: 4,227 owner occupied, 1,386 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Housing density: 704 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $892 (lower quartile is $860, upper quartile is $998)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $787

Median gross rent in Wilmington Island, GA in 2007: $1,041

Housing units in Wilmington Island with a mortgage: 3,164 (460 second mortgage, 528 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 767

Wilmington Island,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $250,161 (it was $130,500 in 2000)

Wilmington Island:	$250,161
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $172,862 - $336,065

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $299,948
Here: $299,948
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $165,135
Here: $165,135
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $190,490
Here: $190,490
State: $222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $134,785
Here: $134,785
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,388
Here: $281,388
State: $219,544

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,213

In family households: 12,301 (3,305 male householders, 773 female householders)
3,472 spouses, 4,251 children (3,849 natural, 145 adopted, 257 stepchildren), 152 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 100 other relatives, 129 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,912 (646 male householders (480 living alone)), 900 female householders (754 living alone)), 366 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,764 2-persons, 996 3-persons, 910 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,234 1-person, 283 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

2,909 married couples with children.
560 single-parent households (132 men, 428 women).

92.7% of residents of Wilmington Island speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 690 (4.9%)
(44.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilmington Island, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 84 4 rooms: 249 5 rooms: 466 6 rooms: 1,100 7 rooms: 990 8 rooms: 768 9 or more rooms: 570

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington Island, Georgia:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 101 3 rooms: 210 4 rooms: 521 5 rooms: 361 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 55 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 363
1995 to 1998: 658
1990 to 1994: 876
1980 to 1989: 1,670
1970 to 1979: 1,431
1960 to 1969: 514
1950 to 1959: 255
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 123

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilmington Island:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 50 2 bedrooms: 372 3 bedrooms: 2,482 4 bedrooms: 1,225 5 or more bedrooms: 98

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington Island:
	no bedroom: 42 1 bedroom: 249 2 bedrooms: 739 3 bedrooms: 315 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington Island in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 870 2 vehicles: 2,204 3 vehicles: 875 4 vehicles: 223 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington Island in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 686 2 vehicles: 626 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wilmington Island, GA:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 52
$125,000 to $149,999: 138
$150,000 to $174,999: 395
$175,000 to $199,999: 520
$200,000 to $249,999: 972
$250,000 to $299,999: 883
$300,000 to $399,999: 762
$400,000 to $499,999: 252
$500,000 to $749,999: 118
$750,000 to $999,999: 47
$1,000,000 or more: 55

Wilmington Island rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wilmington Island:

Less than $100: 20 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 51
$600 to $649: 33
$650 to $699: 40
$700 to $749: 64
$750 to $799: 67
$800 to $899: 413
$900 to $999: 276
$1,000 to $1,249: 265
$1,250 to $1,499: 39
$1,500 to $1,999: 35
$2,000 or more: 42
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 204 1990 to 1994: 113 1985 to 1989: 74 1980 to 1984: 107 1975 to 1979: 49 1970 to 1974: 39 1970 to 1974: 26 1965 to 1969: 78

Wilmington Island, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.9%
Number of people working at home: 234 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 157
5 to 9 minutes: 521
10 to 14 minutes: 609
15 to 19 minutes: 997
20 to 24 minutes: 1776
25 to 29 minutes: 831
30 to 34 minutes: 1710
35 to 39 minutes: 303
40 to 44 minutes: 325
45 to 59 minutes: 370
60 to 89 minutes: 83
90 or more minutes: 145

Wilmington Island mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,958 (86%)
Carpooled: 755 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 38 (0%)
Walked: 30 (0%)
Other means: 15 (0%)
Worked at home: 234 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 231
$10,000 to $14,999: 182
$15,000 to $19,999: 136
$20,000 to $24,999: 304
$25,000 to $29,999: 266
$30,000 to $34,999: 308
$35,000 to $39,999: 289
$40,000 to $44,999: 336
$45,000 to $49,999: 365
$50,000 to $59,999: 438
$60,000 to $74,999: 866
$75,000 to $99,999: 917
$100,000 to $124,999: 485
$125,000 to $149,999: 115
$150,000 to $199,999: 216
$200,000 or more: 170

First ancestries reported:

English: 1821

United States or American: 1789

Irish: 1498

German: 1271

Other groups: 1242

Scottish: 575

Scotch-Irish: 497

Italian: 418

French (except Basque): 401

Polish: 216

British: 123

Russian: 110

Swedish: 102

Dutch: 90

Finnish: 69

Greek: 51

Canadian: 48

Danish: 48

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 48

European: 45

Welsh: 45

Arab:: 42

Lebanese: 42

Austrian: 42

Portuguese: 40

Subsaharan African:: 34

Norwegian: 32

Jamaican: 31

Ghanian: 26

Croatian: 20

Swiss: 18

Hungarian: 18

West Indian: 17

Slovak: 15

French Canadian: 14

Czech: 9

Cape Verdean: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Turkish: 8

Lithuanian: 8

Serbian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (19%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Canada (8%)
Japan (7%)
Other Northern Europe (4%)
Venezuela (4%)
South Africa (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7023
Northeast: 1510
Midwest: 1311
South: 3107
West: 404

51% of Wilmington Island residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 113
High school graduate (or equivalency): 753
Less than 1 year of college: 332
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 896
Associate degree: 331
Bachelor's degree: 1,265
Master's degree: 399
Professional school degree: 233
Doctorate degree: 73

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 62
11th grade: 103
12th grade, no diploma: 63
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,146
Less than 1 year of college: 356
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 883
Associate degree: 416
Bachelor's degree: 1,349
Master's degree: 499
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,705
Black householders: $91,149
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,122
Asian householders: $91,320
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $70,863
Some other race householders: $81,433
Two or more races householders: $74,791
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,259

Wilmington Island household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wilmington Island household income for Black householders

Wilmington Island household income for Asian householders

Wilmington Island household income for Some other race householders

Wilmington Island household income for Two or more races householders

Wilmington Island household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wilmington Island marital status for males

Wilmington Island marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $253,227
Black or African American householders: $272,780
Asian householders: $238,467
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $311,502
Some other race householders: $215,655
Two or more races householders: $225,432
Hispanic or Latino householders: $439,362

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,336
One, attached: 221
Two: 220
3 or 4: 332
5 to 9: 438
10 to 19: 187
20 to 49: 99
50 or more: 113

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wilmington Island:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (73%) Utility gas (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 538

Here:	31.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 316

Here:	44.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 182

Here:	27.6%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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